Dr. Leigh Kimberg
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Madison Eve Fulton
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Marita Golden
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Rebecca Gordon
teaches at the University of San Francisco. She is the author of Mainstreaming Torture and American Nuremberg.
Omisade Burney-Scott
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Greg Hernandez
is a veteran journalist covering LGBTQ equality, diversity, and entertainment daily at Greg In Hollywood. He is a former staff writer at The Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and
Natasha Deganello Giraudie
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Cindy Gallop
is the founder and CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn. She speaks at conferences worldwide, coaches, and consults.
Cori Murray
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Trilce Estrada Olvera
is an award-winning audiovisual journalist from Mexico City, living in Arizona. She specializes in creating documentaries and photojournalism stories that explore social justice and environmental issues. Her work has been
Luna Reyna
is a writer and broadcaster whose work has identified, supported, and promoted the voices of the systematically excluded in service of liberation and advancing justice for almost a decade. Before
Luna Reyna
is a writer and broadcaster whose work has identified, supported and promoted the voices of the systematically excluded in service of liberation and advancing justice for almost a decade. Before
Bryn Nelson
is a former microbiologist; a freelance science, health, and environmental writer; and the author of Flush: The Remarkable Science of an Unlikely Treasure. As a staff writer on the science
Anita Hofschneider
is a journalist writing about climate change, the environment, and the Pacific region for Grist’s Indigenous Affairs desk.
Maha Nassar
is an associate professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Arizona. She is also the author of Brothers Apart: Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Kung Li Sun
is a lifelong southerner raised in an immigrant family and currently based on the Gulf Coast. As a public interest attorney, she brought class-action lawsuits on behalf of people in
Andy Stec
is a doctoral student in the history department of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He studies and writes about global labor issues, technology, and environmental justice.
Grace Maria Eberhardt
is a history Ph.D. student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she researches the history of science, race, and ethnicity in the U.S. She has a bachelor’s degree in
Claire Greenburger
is a journalist, writing about climate justice, the environment, and mass incarceration. She has a degree in environmental justice from Middlebury College. She currently works as an editorial intern at
Rupa Marya
is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and co-author with Raj Patel of Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice. Follow her on Twitter @DrRupaMarya
Ghassan Abu-Sitta
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Diwash Gahatraj
covers a wide range of issues, including the environment, marginalized communities, climate change, food, and farming. He strives to connect the dots between science and the community, telling stories through
Sarita Santoshini
is an independent journalist based in India, reporting on gender, social justice, and global health and development. Her work has been published in Al Jazeera English, The Christian Science Monitor,
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